Undergarment



c. REICH UNDERGARMIJNT I June's, 1923.

Filed July 21. 1921 Z v ATTORNEY Patented June 5, 1923.

UNETED ST CELIA REICH, OF BROQKLYN, NEW YORK.

UNDEBGARMENT.

Application filed July 21, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CELIA REIOH, a subject or citizen of Russia,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUndergarments; and I do hereby declare the f )llowing to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to undergarments, and more particularly to acombination undergarment involving a camisole and a novel constructionof bloomers.

As ordinarily constructed, bloomers are provided with an elastic ordraw-string around their upper marginal edge, and this marginal edgelies, in turn, over the upper proximal end or waistline of the corsets.With the bloomers, it is customary to wear a camisole around the upperportion of the body, this garment being also provided with a.body-encircling elastic at its lower edge. so it will be seen that theadjacent edges of both garments are equipped with elasticbands which mayor may not overlap. Then, too, the petticoat has either an elastic or adraw-string, so that when this garment is donned, the elastic ordraw-string occupies a position contiguous the elastics of the bloomersand camisole. It will be seen therefore, that when the skirt is adjustedaround the undergarments usually worn, a bunching of elastics ordrawstrings results, which is unsightly, and very uncomfortable in thewarm weather, and also manifestly detracts from the neatness 0f theattire. Even when a petticoat is not worn, there are still twoelastics-one on the camisole and one on the bloomers which measurablycontributes towards the same disadvantage just recited with respect tounsightlines.

My invention comprises a one piece garment virtually embodying bloomersand a camisole, and while it possesses all of the advantages of thegarments when separately worn. it has none of the disadvantages whichhave been hereinbefore set forth. Specifically, the invention consistsof a one piece combination comprising an upper portion which may belikened unto a conventional camisole and an integral lower portion whichmay be properly styled as bloomers. The bloomers are bifurcated for asuitable Serial No. 486,432.

distance along the longitudinal seam upon diametrically opposite sideswhich results in the formation of a rear flap-like portion having itsupper free edge provided with a waist-encircling elastic the front halfof which may be easily and quickly lowered, so as to in turn lower theflap-like portion to 'any point when it is desired to use the garment.Additionally, the camisole portion carries a pair of shoulder straps,preferably formed from any suitable elastic,and tending to maintain theproper position of the garment in its entirety, as respects the body.

To the accomplishment of the recited objects, and others co-ordinatetherewith, the preferred embodiment of my invention resides in thearrangement and construction of the parts shown in the accompanyingdrawings, hereinafter described, and embraced within the scope of theappended claim.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a figure showing the application of mygarment.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating a partially lowered position ofthe bloomers;

and

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the garment.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the lowerportion or bloomers, and 2 the upper portion or camisole of the onepiece combination. As clearly seen in Figures 1 and 2, the bloomers lare bifurcated from the top downwardly to a point just short of thecenter of the length of the le sections. these bifurcations 3 being upondiametrically opposite sides and normally lying in juxtaposition to thehips of the wearer. This results in the formation of a flap l at therear of the bloomers, the upper free edge of the flap carrying anelastic 5 fixed thereto at this point, and encircling the front portionof the waistline. This elastic serves to normally hold the flap 4 inparallelism with the bottom of the camisole 2, which is also preferablyequipped at its rear with a semi-circular elastic 6. 'hen it is desiredto use the garment, that is. to separate the flap 4 from the rear of thecamisole, it is simply necessary to grasp the front portion of theelastic and lower it about the abdomen to the desired point. The initialpart of this adjustment is clearly exhibited in Figure 2 of the drawingswhere the space between the two elastics 5 and 6, and the bulge of theflap 4: may be readily seen.

In order to insure the proper adjustment of the entire garment on thebody, and to resist the possibility of either of the integral portionsthereof from becoming displaced or working up and down, I use theelastic shoulder straps 7.

As hereinbefore pointed out, my invention embodies all of the advantagesand posseses none of the disadvantages of the separate garmentsconventionally known as bloomers and camisole. The multiplicity ofelastics is done away with, the body is thoroughly protected andcovered, and at the same time, the garment can be used and readjustedwhenever the occasion requires.

It should be understood that in its broader aspect the inventioncomprehends the employment not only of the various means described, butof equivalent means for performing the recited functions. It is desiredto reserve the right to efl'ect such modifications as might fairlycomewithin the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A one-piece garment comprising a pair of bloomers and a camisole, therear portion of the bloomers being separated from the adjacent portionof the camisole and bifurcated along the hip lines vertically to pro-'vide a flap, the upper edge of the flap carrying a body-encirclingelastic band while the lower rear marginal edge of the camisole isprovided with an elastic band extending from one bifurcation to theopposite bifurcation, that portion of the marginal edge which extendsforwardly being inelastic.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

oELi-A REICH.

